The recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union was 64 percent in 2020 - the fourth consecutive year that the recycling rate dropped. Packaging waste recycling in the bloc peaked n 2016, with a rate of 67.6 percent.
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020
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Eurostat. (March 25, 2023). Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/
Eurostat. "Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020." Chart. March 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/
Eurostat. (2023). Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/
Eurostat. "Recycling Rate of Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2005 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/
Eurostat, Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020 [Graph], Eurostat, March 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633652/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-eu/